FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoEverybody is fine with celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg making up fake names for themselves, but when someone chooses a name for themselves to suit their gender identity it's suddenly a problemmessage-squaremessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up1694arrow-down144
arrow-up1650arrow-down1message-squareEverybody is fine with celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg making up fake names for themselves, but when someone chooses a name for themselves to suit their gender identity it's suddenly a problemFreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square115fedilink
minus-squareArmchairAce1944@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 hours agoPen names are ancient, too. Mark Twain? Real name is Samuel Clements. Charles Dickens used the pen name Boz for some reason, and Stephen King used multiple pen names, especially early in his career.
minus-squareSimulation6@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoUh, Boz was the illustrator for Dickens.
Pen names are ancient, too. Mark Twain? Real name is Samuel Clements. Charles Dickens used the pen name Boz for some reason, and Stephen King used multiple pen names, especially early in his career.
Uh, Boz was the illustrator for Dickens.